- Date
- April 14, 1988, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hastings, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8841SAir Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880414044839A
- Case key
- 32163
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While on an aerial application flt shortly after takeoff, the eng lost power. The plt then dumped the load of fertilizer & landed the acft in a field. After touchdown it nosed over & came to rest. Examination of the eng revealed that the no. four cylinder exhaust valve rocker arm support failed preventing the valve from opening. As a result of the excess pressure inside the cylinder when the intake valve opened. The exhaust was forced through the intake system resulting in eng backfiring.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8841S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0212
- Airframe hours
- 4,680
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-53HL, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Lee Inmon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 23, 1987 · 191 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 12,844 total · 500 in this make and model · 12,590 as pilot in command · 110 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8841S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.